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Building an Electric Bike, Part 1
04 February 2005
In this 3-part series we show you how to add electric assist to a bike. It won't rocket you up hills at an incredible pace but it will provide substantial help for your tired legs. On flat roads, well, you can stop pedalling. And when you head downhill, forget the caliper brakes - instead, regenerative braking will slow you down and at the same time, put charge back into the ba...
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Building an Electric Bike, Part 2
11 February 2005
Last week we introduced you to the design of our DIY electric bike. We showed you how you could add electric power to a normal bike and the simple control system that allows both performance and regenerative braking modes. This week we build the bike, starting with the motor.
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Building an Electric Bike, Part 3
18 February 2005
Over the last few weeks we've been covering our DIY electric bike. We've showed you the overall design and then started to build the beast. This week we cover the batteries, controls, and what it's like to ride.
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Building a Superb Bike Generator
01 September 2009
Low in cost but with a high output, this DIY bike generator allows you to run brilliant lights on your pedal machine.
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11 May 2008
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Electric Express
14 June 2007
A drag bike with a standing quarter mile time of 8.168 seconds - and it's electric...
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24 March 2009
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Chalky, Part 1
12 May 2009
Designing an effective, practical human-powered vehicle - innovation and achievability in a machine you can build yourself.
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DIY Digital Anemometer
03 November 2009
If you are a sailor, fly a kite or model aeroplane, or just like knowing the weather around you, this anemometer project is for you.
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17 August 2008
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07 August 2005
Some of this week's Letters to AutoSpeed
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How to Electronically Modify Your Car, Part 9
10 February 2009
Building an electronic kit allows you to perform cheap and often effective electronic modification of cars. But it's not always the best approach - there are lots of traps for beginners. Let's take a look.
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26 February 2006
Some of this week's Letters to AutoSpeed!
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Driving Emotion
29 February 2004
One thing that I've always been happy to do is go through other people's rubbish. Simply, it seems to me - and has always seemed to me - that if you can get something for nothing because it is being thrown away, and that item is of use, it's a win for you.
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13 March 2005
Some of this week's Letters to AutoSpeed
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